Just before year's end, ICANN/IANA sent out a short message saying that "on 4 February 2008, IANA will add AAAA records for the IPv6 addresses of the four root servers whose operators have requested ...

IPv6 offers several ways that aren’t possible in IPv4 to assign IP addresses, and DNS set-up has differences as well. As IP technology has matured, the range of devices that the internet protocol ...

IPv6 took another significant step forward yesterday, as the root DNS zone was updated with IPv6 addresses for six of the 13 root servers. Most root servers are "anycasted:" physical machines are ...

I was excited when I saw that Cricket Liu published an update to his popular DNS & BIND book covering the IPv6-specific details of DNS. I rushed right out and pre-ordered “DNS & BIND on IPv6“.

IPv6 was first proposed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in the late 1990s, but it wasn’t until July 2017 that it became ratified. Instead, IPv4, a protocol first introduced way back in ...

If you want to change the DNS server using Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell, this tutorial will be handy. Instead of opening the Network Connections window, you can follow this step-by-step guide ...

OpenDNS, a popular third-party Domain Name System (DNS) provider, is now offering IPv6 DNS support. The company claims that "OpenDNS is the first major recursive DNS service in the world to offer the ...

Many an IT administrator has needed to modify network interface settings in the past, usually via the graphical user interface (GUI). Besides just setting the IP address, if a system is statically ...

The Domain Name System is an essential part of your internet experience. We explain why it's important and show you how to upgrade to a better DNS server for increased speed and security. When the IBM ...